Imagining justice :: the politics of postcolonial forgiveness and reconciliation /

Discourses of forgiveness and reconciliation have emerged as powerful scripts for interracial negotiations in states struggling with the legacies of colonialism. While such discourses can obscure or even perpetuate existing power relations, they can also encourage remembrance, reformulate notions of...

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1. Verfasser: McGonegal, Julie, 1976-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Montreal ; Ithaca [N.Y.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2009.
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Zusammenfassung:Discourses of forgiveness and reconciliation have emerged as powerful scripts for interracial negotiations in states struggling with the legacies of colonialism. While such discourses can obscure or even perpetuate existing power relations, they can also encourage remembrance, reformulate notions of justice, and ultimately bring about social transformation.
Beschreibung:Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--McMaster University.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiv, 233 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-227) and index.
ISBN:9780773576322
0773576320
128286677X
9781282866775

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